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Luka Doncic posts triple-double to carry Lakers past Heat

Luka Doncic scored 29 points with 11 rebounds and 10 assists as the Los Angeles Lakers kept up with the torrid pace of the visiting Miami Heat to earn a 130-120 victory on Sunday. Austin Reaves scored 26 points with 11 assists and Jake LaRavia added 25 points as the sharp-shooting Lakers shot 50.5% from the floor after entering with one of the better shooting percentages in the NBA at 52.3. Jaxson Hayes and Rui Hachimura each scored 15 points as Los Angeles won with star LeBron James (sciatica) still awaiting his season debut. Los Angeles-area native Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 31 points off the bench to lead the Heat, while Bam Adebayo added 17 points with eight rebounds. Pelle Larsson also scored 17 points, while Andrew Wiggins added 15 for Miami, which entered as one of the highest scoring teams in the league at 125.4 points per game. The Heat was within 114-110 with 5:36 remaining after a free throw from Nikola Jovic. The Lakers got a fade-away jumper from Reaves and an alley-oop dunk from LaRavia off a ReavRead More

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